Horizontal drilling rig – Photo credit Philip Rogers (Flickr)
The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today announced the members of the
Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board (TAB). TAB’s mission is to increase transparency
and communication about regulating the unconventional oil and gas drilling industry.
Five members chosen by the governor
Five TAB members were appointed by Governor Tom Wolf on March 9. Three members are either petroleum engineers, petroleum geologists or drillers with at least three years of experience in Pennsylvania. One member is a coal mining engineer with three years of experience in Pennsylvania. The last voting member is a geologist, petroleum engineer or driller with three years of experience in Pennsylvania, chosen from three candidates supplied by the Citizens Advisory Council to the governor.The Advisory Board members include:
• David A. Yoxtheimer, P.G., Hydrogeologist, Marcellus Center for Outreach and Research at The Pennsylvania State University
• Robert C. Hendricks, P.G., Water Team Lead/Groundwater Protection Lead Appalachia, Shell Exploration and Production Company
• Casey V. Saunders, P.E., Pennsylvania Coal Operations Senior Project Engineer, CONSOL Energy
• Bryan J. McConnell, P.G., Environmental Program Manager, Tenaska, Inc.
Non-voting members
The non-voting members of the Advisory Board are selected by the Secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection. They are:
• John Walliser, Esq., Vice President of Legal & Government Affairs, Pennsylvania Environmental Council
• W. Michael Griffin, Ph.D., Executive Director of the Center for Energy and Decision Making, Carnegie Mellon University
• Emily Krafjack, President, Connection for Oil, Gas, & Environment in the Northern Tier, Inc.
• Barbara G. Kutchko, Ph.D., P.E., Physical Scientist, National Energy Technology Laboratory at the US Department of Energy
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